Curry Named a Candidate for Bob Cousy Award

Brandyn Curry has made 21 steals this season (Scott
Cunningham).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior guard Brandyn
Curry of the Harvard men’s basketball team has been selected
as a candidate for the 2012 Bob Cousy Award, the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., announced today.

The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston
Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in college
basketball. Almost 60 candidates have been nominated for the 2012
Bob Cousy Award.

This original list of candidates will be narrowed down to a
final twenty by Jan. 1, final ten by Feb. 1, and final five by
March 1. A premier Selection Committee will be appointed by the
Hall of Fame to review the final five candidates in contention for
the nation’s top collegiate point guard award. These Hall of
Fame committees are made up of top college basketball personnel
including media members, head coaches, sports information directors
and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2012 Bob Cousy Award will be
presented at the Hall of Fame’s Class Announcement on
Championship Monday in New Orleans as part of NCAA Final Four
weekend.

Curry, who hails from Huntersville, N.C., is the driving force
of Harvard’s offense as the team’s point guard, while
also serving as one of the top defenders in the Ivy League. An
Academic All-Ivy League and All-Ancient Eight second team choice
last season, Curry leads the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio
(2.7) and is second in the conference in steals (2.1 per game) and
fourth in assists (4.6 per contest).

Curry, who was named to the College Sports Madness and
Rivals.com Preseason All-Ivy League squads prior to this season, is
averaging 6.2 points per game and has handed out five or more
assists in six contests this year. He ranks third on the Crimson
with eight blocks and is averaging 28.8 minutes per game.

The junior point guard has helped Harvard to a 9-1 start, the
best for the Crimson since the 1984-85 campaign. Harvard won the
Battle 4 Atlantis tournament last month and earned the first
national ranking in program history Dec. 5, as the Crimson was
ranked No. 24 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and No. 25 in the
AP poll. In addition, Harvard has won 19 straight home games, the
ninth longest streak in the country.

“The Hall of Fame is honored to be working with Mr. Cousy
once again to present this prestigious award,” said John L.
Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
“The list of candidates include the top players from across
the country that have shown the same leadership, hard work and
determination that Mr. Cousy exemplified on the court for many
years. We are excited to honor his legacy with the winner of this
year’s award.”

“Bob was an extraordinary all-around basketball player, he
was a fierce competitor and a great leader,” said Ken
Kaufman, Chair of the Bob Cousy Award and former president of the
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). “With this
award we want to continue to honor his legacy and make certain that
the best collegiate point guards are appropriately
recognized.”

About the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Birthplace of
Basketball, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame promotes
and preserves the game of basketball at every level –
professional, collegiate, men and women.